PRESS WEATHER NO. 221 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON BROUGHT HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND A FEW
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE COASTAL AREAS
OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 24 JUN 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF AND IT WILL BECOME FINE IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIZHEN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 23.06.2018